We have some good news this morning as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated at the British Book Awards as one of the best of the year. In awards announced today, the sixth Harry Potter book by J.K. Rowling was among those shortlisted for the WH Smith Book of the Year award. …read more!

Everyone, please join us as we wish actress Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) a very Happy 56th Birthday! Cheers Julie!

On a roll, guys… our 27th PotterCast is now up and ready for download. In this show: -Filkmaster Guru of Sloth in the fan interview. Will he sing? -Lori and Guru become your modcast regulars -Harry Potter loose ends in the modcast – and have you seen our section on the subject and sent in …read more!

Today, Warner Brothers opened the new Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire online trading cards at HarryPotter.com. There is special section that allows you to get additional cards from the Goblet of Fire DVD that will be released on March 7th, but in the meantime, you can start your new collection of the regularGoblet …read more!

Check it out, folks: JKRowling.com has been updated with an answer to the question: What happens to a secret when the secret-keeper dies? In secret-keeper fashion, we’re not telling you here. Go to her site to find out.

The James Dublin International Film Festival is underway, and several HP cast members have films being shown there. Yesterday was the first screening of the Rupert Grint/Julie Walters film, Driving Lessons. Ms. Walters attended the screening, and the folks at Mugglenet have photos and a fan report from an interview she gave there. Brendan Gleeson’s …read more!

They say it’s your birthday, A big birthday too, yeah. They say it’s your birthday, We’ll toast you with a butterbeer! We’re glad it’s your birthday, Happy Birthday to you! Happy 60th, Mr. Rickman!

As we have been telling you for the past couple of weeks now, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated a special piece of work for a charity auction to benefit Book Aid International. A preview of these items was held tonight in London, and included the full rendition of Jo’s” Noble and Most Ancient …read more!

Richard Fox, Executive Vice President of Warner Bros. International, will be named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in a ceremony to take place on February 20, 2006. L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in the arts and literature, and specifically for contributions to creative life in France …read more!

We’ve put all the rest of your Valentine’s submissions and some outtake discussions from the recording of our original episode into a little PotterCast Extra, so we hope you enjoy! In this show: Our Valentine’s Day Extra, full of your filks and featuring some love discussion between Melissa, Sue and John. A program: “Too Much …read more!